For the first time since March of last season, the Springfield Thunderbirds secured a win on the road, with the T-Birds holding on for a slim 2-1 win over the Hershey Bears Wednesday night at the Giant Center.

The victory stands as Springfield's first-ever win over the Bears in their eighth try, along with the Thunderbirds' (7-12-1-0) first road win since losing 15 straight road tilts dating back to March 17.

Both Springfield netminder Harri Sateri and Hershey goalie Pheonix Copley were not heavily tested in the first period -- with both goaltenders stopping seven shots apiece in the opening 20 minutes of play.

Springfield finally opened the scoring in the second period, with AHL shots leader Anthony Greco taking a feed from Denis Malgin and skating into the corner. After firing out a pass in front, Greco's feed bounced off a Hershey skater and past Copley to make it a 1-0 game at 5:58.

While Greco did the work in front, Springfield's penalty kill kept Hershey in check, going a perfect 5-for-5 through 40 minutes of play.

Dustin Gazley eventually secured the equalizer for Hershey at 3:00 in the third, but Springfield answered back less than 10 minutes later.

Following a shot from Ludwig Bystrom through traffic, Thomas Schemitsch buried home the rebound for his third goal in four games -- giving Springfield the lead for good.

Sateri picked up his third straight win, stopping 29 of 30 Hershey shots in the victory.

Following the Thanksgiving holiday, the Thunderbirds are next on home ice on Friday for a Black Friday, Nov. 24 matchup with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at 7:05 p.m. ET. Springfield stays on home ice for one final Sunday game at the MassMutual Center against the Hartford Wolf Pack at 3:05 p.m. on Nov. 26.